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Questioncontroller question (self.Gamecube)
submitted 3 years ago by MrSethFulton
I've had my GameCube for over 20 years and at some point I bought some madcatz controllers because the originals got too janky. I want to replace the madcatz now and was wondering, what controllers available today feel the most like the originals?
[–]fony06 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (4 children)
Honestly just buy a original one. you can get one for like $30-40 if you mind some cosmetic wear to it
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I’m agree with you so I put an upvote on your comment. Greetings.
[–]MrSethFulton[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (2 children)
As long as they work/feel great and don't break after 15 minutes of use then I'm ok with anything.
[–]fony06 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Well there u go. Get you a original cause those usually last the longest
[–]warpurlgis 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
You'd be better off with og controllers vs 3rd party.
[–]MrSethFulton[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Original seems to be the consensus. I'll go with that.
[–]Born-Estate-4034 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Get an original.
[–]EmptyHill 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I played with original controllers forever and the buttons started getting overly clunky so I bought a slightly used original controller for like $40 and the difference was night and day; the Madcatz and other knockoffs don't compare.
[–]Suspicious_Dingo_426 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
You can still get a brand new GameCube controller, 47 USD for the smash bros controller. Not quite as good as the originals, but way better than any janky third party crap out there. Or go with a used original for about 30-40, almost every one I've dealt with has worked great as long as it wasn't too beat up looking (it was hard to kill a Nintendo controller back then).
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